INFRA is a puzzle game about infrastructure – the systems and utilities that underpin a population center. More specifically, it’s about how we fail those systems, and how they fail us in return. Built inside the Source Engine – home … Continue reading Art of INFRA Night Thread
The Earth is a sphere and every point on its surface has a point on the surface on the exact opposite side. The name for two such points are antipodes. (Singular: antipode.) In American popular culture, China is the country you’d … Continue reading Antipodes Day Thread
Well guys, this is it: Kennedy and Nixon. As it was meant to be. Continue reading Who Started the Fire? Tournament – FINALS
Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving weekend. At last, it’s the Nixon vs. JFK bracket you’ve been waiting for. Continue reading Who Started the Fire? Tournament – Semifinals
Happy Thanksgiving! Only eight contestants remain. Continue reading Who Started the Fire? Tournament – Quarterfinals
Now we’re getting down to it. Only 16 possible firestarters remain. The winner will be tragically mourned as the reason the modern world is like this. It’s worth mentioning, too, the things that the song DOESN’T mention. (This is shooting … Continue reading Who Started the Fire? Tournament – Round 4
Welcome back! Our quest to find out who started the fire draws closer to a solution. There still haven’t been any ties, but Round 2’s closest bracket was Communist Bloc vs. Roy Cohn, 28 to 27. The biggest blowout went … Continue reading Who Started the Fire? Tournament – Round 3
Welcome back to our quest to find out who started the fire in “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” There were 60 round one brackets, and tournaments are supposed to be exponents of two. To get this round of 30 back … Continue reading Who Started the Fire? Tournament – Round 2
Thriftstorm is Captain Video’s secondhand anthropology project. Follow @Thriftstorm on Twitter for the latest news on things people were just going to throw away. Artifact: My American Cousin VHS tape Description: 94 minutes, color, monophonic sound. Packaged in a plastic shell case … Continue reading Thriftstorm #14: My American Cousin Goes There
I just finished the first season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and here’s a dedicated thread to talk about it. I’m not sure how much we should use spoiler quotes – this is one of those shows where … Continue reading She-Ra Season 1 Discussion Thread
In his widely disliked smash hit “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” singer Billy Joel shotguns out people, things and events that came up in the first 40 years of his life. The chorus affirms that “we didn’t start the fire … Continue reading Who Started the Fire? Tournament – Round 1
Thriftstorm is Captain Video’s secondhand anthropology project. Follow @Thriftstorm on Twitter for the latest news on things people were just going to throw away. In early October, I took a 10-day trip around the Maritimes, an immersive experience that left … Continue reading Thriftstorm #13 – Thrift Stores of Nova Scotia
Thriftstorm is Captain Video’s secondhand anthropology project. Follow @Thriftstorm on Twitter for the latest news on things people were just going to throw away. Artifact: Bob Dole: An American Hero VHS tape Description: 13 minutes long, mostly in color Source: Thrift store … Continue reading Thriftstorm #12 – Bob Dole ’96 Election Day Spectacular
Thriftstorm is Captain Video’s secondhand anthropology project. Follow @Thriftstorm on Twitter for the latest news on things people were just going to throw away. Artifact: Practical Up-To-Date Plumbing, by George B. Clow Description: Hardcover book with linen binding. “OVER 180 ILLUSTRATIONS.” … Continue reading Thriftstorm #11: Yesterday’s Plumbing Today
You almost make it through the night. Burdened with his armload of supplies, medic Goatful Dead Head scuttles through the darkened hallways of Wimbiscus Manor. “Meg kellett volna vásárolnia a kísérteties hitelt,” hisses Pontostárgy as it lops off Count Dorcula’s head. … Continue reading Werewolves 74: The House of Wimbiscus – Day 6
In the wee hours, as Wish Kenth sits in his den and watches InuYasha in Japanese with English subtitles, you take stock. “fuck,” says Sarah Plain. Shaken at the mistaken killing of Zap Rowsdower, you take his endenimed corpse to the … Continue reading Werewolves 74: The House of Wimbiscus – Day 5
It’s been a busy day, and Philo lets you knock off at 4 because there’s going to be a night shoot. Mario says his goodbyes to the ValueFilms Productions crew, picks up his last paycheck, and calls up a warp … Continue reading Werewolves 74: The House of Wimbiscus – Day 4
The opossum has just hung itself up by its tail for the night when it hears footsteps. “Hello?” Silence. He slowly reaches for his Polaroid. “I know what I said about being the investigator earlier might have been upsetting, but … Continue reading Werewolves 74: The House of Wimbiscus – Day 3
You dream strange dreams. Two figures in darkness, one dismembering the other. A woman alone in a sealed room, writing furiously with both hands, staring straight ahead. The dead eyes of Mandy Mendez’ Bitmoji, with Comic Sans text commanding you … Continue reading Werewolves 74: The House of Wimbiscus – Day 2
You set out from ValueFilm Productions HQ in Schenectady, New York, with high hopes. You have jobs! Making television! You can hardly wait to meet the dynamic and engaging stars of Dehaunters on-site. They’re being flown in; YOU are all riding … Continue reading Werewolves 74: The House of Wimbiscus – Day 1
Hello, NEW EMPLOYEE NAME I’m glad to welcome you aboard the ValueFilm Productions train! This train never stops! Choo choo! Hi, I’m Mandy Mendez, and on behalf of human resources, let me say that we’re so glad to have you join … Continue reading Werewolves 74: The House of Wimbiscus – Sign-ups
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